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THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1907.
BUYING A PIANO
POR YOUR
W ife, or your daughter? Why don't you?
You couldn’t gut anything that will give so
mu’-h real satisfaction and provide so much
pleasure and entertainment
One of our NEEDHAM pianos will lie a
source of pride to you always. You can’t
buy a belter instrument. Let me tell you
about the pianos and give you terms.
D. P. HASELTON.
QUITE MIXED UP
T
Old Farmer Married Three
Times and Now in
Trouble.
KILLSHIMSELF
William M. Stuckey, Near
West Point, Goes the
Suicide Route.
Montgomery, Ala., December 19.—
H. Thompson, an old man of Col
bert county, is a party to a complicat
ed marital controversy, in which two
women and one man other than him
self are concerned.
lie married some weeks ago wife
J. 3. Shortly afterwards they be
came disastisfleri. He then told her
that he was not legally married to
her, that his second wife was yet liv
ing. from whom he had never been di
vorced. A charge of bigamy was
then brought against him.
Investigation, however, proved that
wife No. 2 had a husband when she
married Thompson, hence that alli
ance was not
Wife No. 1 being dead, the third
marriage was, therefore lawful. As
a result the last, wife has brough
suit, for support. Thompson is 7 :
years old.
MARLIN RIFLE
Campbell-Erwin Realty Company
Successors to Dozier Realty Co.
Real Estate, Renting, Insurance
156 College Ave. Phone 345
IS FXHIBITEP
With Which it is \lleget
Gov. Goeb I was Killed
WE HAVE SOME
ATTRACTIVE
PROPOSITIONS
Georgetown. Ivy.. 1 V-ccn
For the first time since a t
was fired into the body <
William Goebel on Janutrj
>er 19.—
tal hull
Senator
30. 1900
West Point, Gh., December 19.—
William M. Stuckey, one of Harris
county’s prosperous farmers commit
ted suicide this morning at his lvcme,
near Whitesville. Gu„ by cutting his
throat?
From wlut can be learned, he had
loaded his wagon with seed cotton
to take to the ginnery. After loading
the wagon, he sent the negro who was
helping him to the house to tell his
nephew, Sam Crutchfield, to come to
the wagen. and when the nephew ar
rived. found that Mr. Stuckey had cut
his throat with a razor. Mr. Stuckey
was in a happy mood last night, con-
dng with his neighbors oyer the
rural phone, and no cause for the rash
deed can l>e given.
DR STALLINGS
NEW 3M CHEMIST
Takes Charge of His Office
on January 1st.
In business and residence
property which we would
be pleased to show pros
pective purchasers
the rifle said to be the implement used
for that assasination. was placed iii
evidence today when Grant I,. Rob
erts, owner of the T itle, took the st md
in the fourth trial of Caleb Powers foi
complicity in the murder of Goebel
When the gati was brought into
court it was found to have he n care
fully secured be screws 111 :i wooden
la v. The box was wrapped in brow,,
paper and the package securely tied
The gun. rusy and worn from lion
use and lack of care, was exhibited
The loaded cartridges remaining in
ms magazine after the tie shot that
killed Goebel had been fired had been
removed by Roberts before packing
it and these, too. were tiled as ex
hibits in the case.
Powers had the Title brought into
court.
f'aleii Powers, while on the stand
today, admitted writing a letter t<
I Miss Susie Sniffer, his sweetheart, at
Williamburg, Ky., three days before
Goebel was shot, saying that h<
(Powers) was mainly instrumental in
fringing the "mountain army”
Frankfort and would rather fight than
Im- robbed.
Witness denied that he endeavor
to induce Miss Sniffer to leave th.
state to keep from testifying against
him. tut admitted giving her money
fi r her expenses and necessiies.
Atl nta. Ga . December 19.—Dr. R
F. Stallings, formerly ot North Caro
lina, subsequently in the United
States government service -as a chem
ist and later chemist at the North
Dakota Agriculural college, will suc
ceed Dr. .(ichn M. McCandless as state
chemist on January 1.
McCandless tendered his rcsign-
ion as state chemist more than six
months, ago. hut has considerately re
ined with the department un’il
time as Commissioner T. G.
Indson could secure the services of a
factory successor.
Dr. Stallings has been connected
h the state department of Chern
iy for the past three numbs, dur-
which time lie has fmilitarized
himself will the work in this star-
NOTICE.
The city council at its last regular
meeting instructed the superintendent
waterworks to cut off the water
rom (lie premises of all persons in
arrears for city water on January 1st,
90S. Please see the collector or call
iter Office and pay your water
mil. Respectfully,
JAMES BARROW,
Acting Superintendent.
Campbell-Erwin Realty Company
Successors ti Dozier Realty Co.
Real Estate, Renting, Insurance
156 College ]Ave. Phone 345
How Diphtheria is Contracted.
One often hears the expression. “My
child caught a severe cold which de
veloped Into diphtheria," when the
truth was that the cold had simply
left the little one particularly sus
ceptible to the wandering diphtheria
germ. When Chamberlain’s Cough
| Remedy is given it quickly cures the
| cold and lessons the danger of diph
j therla or any other germ disease be
ing contracted. For sale by Warren
Smith & Bro.. H. R. Palmer & Sona
P. Canning, E. C. McEvoy. Orr Drug
Athens, Ga.
Orr’s SotLool.
CORNER PULASKI AND DOUGHERTY STREETS.
FALL TERM OPENED MONDAY, SEPT. 2, 1907. YO JclG
MEN AND YOUNG LADIES PREPAR EO FOR COLLEGE. BOYS
AND GIRLS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WISHING AID ON
SPECIAL STUDIES WILL BE ACCOMMODATED. FOR TERMS
APPLY TO
1 Christmas - - Christmas
A complete Une of all kinds ot Toys, Dolls of all sizes. Tea Sets
Coffee Sots, Tool Chests, Air Guns, Pop Guns, Christmas Trees,
Ornaments, Candles and Santa Clan s Masks. Call early.
Miss Rosa A. Von derLieth
MAY SFND GROVER
AS A DELE6AT
New Jersey Democrats
Want Him to go to Den
ver fonventirn
New York, December 19. -There is
a movement on foot to send Grover
Cleveland to Denver next, summer
rne of the delegates at large from
New Jersey to the democratic national
onvention. Robert Davis, democratic
leader of New Jersey, i s leading the
movement, and says that by thus hon
oring Mr. Cleveland New Jersey
would honor itself and would be
means of cementing any breaks there
might he in the party and placing
in a strong position.
Agreeably Surprised.
Many sufferers from rheumaUsro
have been agreeably surprised at the
prompt- relief afforded by applying
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It makes
sleep and rest possible. For sale
H. R. Palmer & Sons, W. J. Smith
Bro., L. P. Canning, E. C. McEvoy
Orr Drug Co., Athens, Ga.
E MEETING
OF
Arthur Flatau
Is Going Out of Business
On January the First
• And Offers His
Entire Stock of Furniture
At Actual Cost
Bed-Room Suits, Iron and Brass
Beds, China Closets, Library
Tables ane Rockers '
These goods must be sold at onv*e, as I have given
up 1 lie store room I am now occupying aud must get
lid of the stock BY JANUARY the FIRST at AN Y
PRICE. Call at once.
Arthur Flatau
Lumpkin St.
Next Door to Banner Office.
Can You Find a Xmas Rememberance
That will give old and young alike
more p'easure than > -
Victor TalkingMachine
or an
Edison Phonograph
OUR DISPLAY OFE - -rf
Pocket Knives
Razors
.Scissoi s
Coal V ases
(-Juus, etc., is complete
GET OUR PRICES
Bondurant Hardware Go.
Rome Honors All Masons
Over Seventy Years
of Age.
Rome. Ga,. December 19.—Cherokee
Masonic lodge held its annual meeting
ast night and elected officers fo* the
ensuing year. The following were
elected: Max Meyorhardt, worshipful
amster; Oscar Gore, senior warden;
John B. Porter, senior warden; John
Vandiver, treasurer, and R. M.
West, secretary. Judge Meyerhardt
begins his twenty-fourth year as wor
shipful master of Cherokee lodge.
\fter the election of officers, a re
ception was tendered to the members
of the lodge between the ages of 70
and 100. There are tweny-slx mem
bers of Cherokee ledge in that class.
At the banquet, which followed, ad
dresses were made by the following
old members: Colonel D. B. Hamil
ton. Colonel T. W. Alexander, Judge
YV. M. Shropshire. 88.years old: Judge
Joel Branham and Dr. L. R. Gwalt-
ney, and by other members of the
lodge as fellows: Dr. D. T. McCall,
Judge John W. Maddox, Captain John
C. Printiip, Professor J. C. Harris,
Cptaln A. B. S. Moseley and Dr. R. B.
Headden.
Fowler’s Famous Old Corn Whiskey
Is Now on Sale at
The Athens Dispensary
Supply yourself for Medicinal Purposes before Jan. 1st.
No more of this celebrated pure^Whiskey
will be made or sold after that date.
KNEW THE BREED.
’Here’s a Well Street mgn out io
front," announced the shop hoy.
“You wait on him.’’ said the Jewel-
'. "I’m busy with 'this- farmer gen
tleman. That Wall Street feller
doesn't want anything more than a
collar button. I judge.”—Washington
Herald.
. HIS BUSINESS.
“Sir,” remarked the solemn travel
er, “you appear to be one who Is mail
ing ‘the good fight’ ”
“Well,” replied the clerical-looking
stranger. “I'm sometimes accused of
making the good and the had ones
fight. I’m a whiskey distiller.'
Catholic Standard.
j SANITOL
•
| $2.70 Worth of Sanitol
• Preparations For $1.00.
| For particulars apply to
l H. R.Palmer & Sons
John.L. Arnold
Headquarter^ for Wall paper, glass and pure Paints
He gives his special attention to contracting for house
and sign painting, paper hanging and picture framing.
At same old stand.
Corner Clayton and Jackson Straata.
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